Rén bù kě mào xiàng; hǎishuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng.*

Lit People cannot be judged [by their] looks, [just as the] sea cannot be measured in bushels.

Fig Do not judge people by their appearances.

Note [Rhyme; cf. Xǐngshì Héngyán, chap. 3; note: one dǒu equals one deciliter; see also hǎishuǐ bùkě above and rénxīn nán cè below.]

Topics APPEARANCES deciliter dǒu JUDGMENTS rhyme Xǐngshì_Héngyán